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DECISIONFair Work Act 2009 s 185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement
Aspic Holdings Pty Ltd T/A Ferndale Gardens(AG2012/10769)
ASPIC HOLDINGS PTY LTD, NSWNA & HSU EAST BRANCH ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2012
Aged care industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT SAMS SYDNEY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2012
Application for approval of the Aspic Holdings Pty Ltd,NSWNA,HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012.
[1] This decision relates to numerous applications filed by Leading Age Services NSW,
pursuant to s 185 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (‘the Act’), seeking Fair Work Australia’s
(FWA) approval of 38 single and multu enterprise agreements negotiated between various
aged care providers in NSW and the NSW Nurses’ and Midwives’ Association of NSW and
the Health Services Union East (HSU)(‘the Unions’). A list of the Agreements is annexed to
this decision as Annexure A.
[2] For convenience and as a matter of commonsense, all the matters were joined, by
consent, at a hearing of the applications on 5 September 2012. This was so because the
Agreements are all relevantly identical, with the same terms and conditions reflecting an
industry wide template agreement which has been negotiated between the parties and applied
to these and other similar agreements approved by FWA, in recent times. I understand more
applications of a similar nature are to follow.
[3] At the hearing, Ms E Patton and Mr G Sheargold from Leading Age Services
appeared for the applicants, Ms R Kennedy and Mr B Morwitzer appeared for the Nurses’ and
Midwives’ Association and Ms F Johnston and Ms E Williams for the HSU East. Ms Patton
outlined the main features of the Agreements and submitted that, in all cases, the Better Off
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Overall Test (BOOT) has been met. She put that all the other statutory requirements in
respect to the processing and approval of enterprise agreements have been satisfied.
[4] Both Unions were involved in the negotiations for all of the Agreements and have
filed Form F18s in each case, in which they support the applications and seek to be covered
by the Agreements. Pursuant to s 201(2) of the Act, the Unions shall be covered by each of
the Agreements listed in Annexure A. The Unions readily acknowledge that the Agreements
meet the BOOT. In this respect, I note that the Agreements provide for higher wage rates
than the transitional rates in the relevant Awards, namely the:
Nurses Award [MA000034]
Aged Care Award [MA000018]
Nursing Home, & C.Nurses (State) Award (NAPSA)[AN 120387]
Aged Care General Services (State) Award (NAPSA)[AN 120011]
Charitable Sector Aged and Disability Care Services (State) Award)(NAPS)[AN
120117]
Nurses (Private Sector) Redundancy (State) Award (NAPSA)[AN 120380]
The Private Hospitals and Aged Care and Disability Care Services Industry
Redundancy (State) Award (NAPSA)[AN 120565]
[5] In addition, the Agreements also provide for other benefits which are either not in the
relevant Awards, or are in excess of the corresponding entitlements in the Awards. These
include:
improved long service leave provisions;
enhanced redundancy benefits;
casual conversion improvements;
provisions for a medication allowance, in charge allowance, continuing education
allowance and service allowance;
improved higher duties provision; and
provision for a Team Leaders position.
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[6] While the Agreements do contain a small number of less beneficial conditions and
entitlements than the relevant reference instruments, I am satisfied, when viewed overall, that
the Agreements all meet the BOOT. I note the Agreements contain the mandatory flexibility
and consultation terms and dispute procedures providing for conciliation and arbitration by
FWA and consent arbitration in respect to workload management issues.
[7] Having heard the parties’ submissions and upon reviewing the terms of the
preapproval process documentation and the Agreements themselves, I am satisfied that all of
the requirements of the Act, in particular ss 180, 186, 187 and 188 in so far as relevant to the
applications, have been met. Accordingly, I approve the Agreements listed in annexure A.
Pursuant to s 54 of the Act, the Agreements shall operate from the 12th September 2012 and
have a nominal expiry date of 30 June 2015. However, I note that all of the employees
covered by the Agreements have, or will be paid, the first increase in wages from 1 July 2012.
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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Annexure A
AG2012/10584 - Sisters of Our Lady of China Peakhurst Nursing Home, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10585 - Sisters of Our Lady of China Health Care (2) P/L Trading as Ruby Manor, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10586 - Ark Health Care (Hillcrest & Russell Lea) Pty Ltd NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
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AG2012/10588 - SummitCare (Australia), NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10591 - Ark Health Care (Landsdowne) Pty Ltd NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10592 - Sisters of Our Lady of China Health Care P/L Trading as Pembroke Lodge, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10593 - Buckland Aged Care Services, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10595 - Pathways Aged Care Group, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10596 - Apex Software Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch EnterpriseAgreement 2012
AG2012/10598 - Ark Health Care (Parramatta) Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012 (head matter)
AG2012/10599 - Montana Aged Care Facility, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10601 - Moran Australia (Residential Aged Care) Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSUEast Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10605 - Hutchinson Healthcare Group, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10606 - Fresh Fields Aged Care (NSW) No.1 Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10607 - Homewood Care Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10608 - Halenvy Pty Limited atf Laurieton Lakeside Unit Trust, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Agreement 2012
AG2012/10613 - S.Antonio da Padova Protettore di Poggioreale Sydney Nursing Home LTD, Ark Health Care (Parramatta) Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10627 - Benessere Health Care Pty Ltd NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10629 - Linburn Nursing Home Pty Ltd, NSWNA, HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
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AG2012/10632 - Meredith House Aged Care NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10635 - Clendon Care, NSWNA & HSU East Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10712 - Cook Care Group NSW NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10721 - St Ezekiel Moreno Limited NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enteprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10731 - Thompson Health Care Pty Ltd NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10735 - Trutron Pty Ltd NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10636 - Kingswood Court Aged Care Facility Pty Ltd NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10745 - Fairfield Nursing Home Pty Ltd, NSWNA, HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10741 - Huntingdon Nursing Home Pty Ltd, NSWNA, HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10642 - Pennant Hills Aged Care Facility, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10648 - Terrigal Grosvenor Lodge Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10662 - Summer Hill Nursing Home, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10668 - The Mircourt Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10672 - Greystanes Services Pty Ltd, Greystanes Management Pty Ltd and Prospect Administration Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10758 - Erma Nominees P/L & Milgred Nominees P/L T/A Shangri La Nursing Home, NSWNA, HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10763 - Sir William Hudson Memorial Centre NSWNA, HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
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AG2012/10767 - Berala on the Park HR Pty Ltd, NSWNA, HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10769 - Aspic Holdings Pty Ltd, NSWNA, HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10774 - Clover Lea Nursing Home (Holdings) Pty Ltd NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
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CORRECTION TO DECISIONFair Work Act 2009 s 185 - Application for approval of a single-enterprise agreement
The Sisters of Our Lady of China Peakhurst Nursing Home & Others(AG2012/10584-10586; AG2012/10588; AG2012/10591-10593; AG2012/10595; AG2012/10596; AG2012/10598; AG2012/10599; AG2012/10601; AG2012/10605; AG2012/10606; AG2012/10607; AG2012/10608; AG2012/10613; AG2012/10627; AG2012/10629; AG2012/10632; AG2012/10635; AG2012/10636; AG2012/10642; AG2012/10648; AG2012/10662; AG2012/10668; AG2012/10672; AG2012/10712; AG2012/10721; AG2012/10731; AG2012/10735; AG2012/10741; AG2012/10745; AG2012/10758; AG2012/10763; AG2012/10767; AG2012/10769; AG2012/10774; AG2012/10830; AG2012/10845; AG2012/10846; AG2012/10851; AG2012/10880; AG2012/10933; AG2012/10937; AG2012/10970; AG2012/110118; AG201211167; AG2012/11199; AG2012/11327; AG2012/11329; AG2012/11378; AG2012/11453)
Aged care industry
DEPUTY PRESIDENT SAMS SYDNEY, 21 DECEMBER 2012
Application for amendment to numerous aged care industry enterprise agreements.
[1] Fair Work Australia has been advised by Leading Age Services Australia of an error in
the wage rates for Diversional Therapist Pay Point 3A (Second Year of Experience) in 53
single enterprise agreements recently approved by me in September and October 2012 and
listed at Annexure A. All parties agree that the error requires correction by order of Fair Work
Australia.
[2] Accordingly, pursuant to s 602 of the Fair Work Act 2009, I shall make an order
correcting the rates as follows:
FROM: 1 July 2012 $750.41 TO: 1 July 2012 $728.15
1 July 2013 $772.92 1 July 2013 $749.99
1 July 2014 $796.11 I July 2014 $772.49
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[3] This order shall take effect from 28 November 2012.
DEPUTY PRESIDENT
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Annexure AMatter No. Agreement Title Agreeement ID
AG2012/10584 Sisters of Our Lady of China Peakhurst Nursing Home, NSWNA &
HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896878
AG2012/10585 Sisters of Our Lady of China Health Care (2) P/L Trading as Ruby
Manor, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896710
AG2012/10586 Ark Health Care (Hillcrest & Russell Lea) Pty. Ltd. NSWNA & HSU
East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896712
AG2012/10588 SummitCare (Australia), NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise
Agreement 2012AE896713
AG2012/10591 Ark Health Care (Landsdowne) Pty. Ltd. NSWNA & HSU East
Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896714
AG2012/10592 The Sisters of Our Lady of China Health Care P/L Trading as
Pembroke Lodge, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise
Agreement 2012
AE896724
AG2012/10593 Buckland Aged Care Services NSWNA & HSU East Branch
Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896725
AG2012/10595 Pathways Aged Care Group, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise
Agreement 2012AE896726
AG2012/10596 Apex Software Pty Ltd NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise
Agreement 2012AE896762
AG2012/10598 Ark Health Care (Parramatta) Pty. Ltd. NSWNA & HSU East Branch
Enterprise Agreement 2012
AE896763
AG2012/10599 Montana Aged Care Facility, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise
Agreement 2012AE896764
AG2012/10601 Moran Australia (Residential Aged Care) Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU
East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896767
AG2012/10605 Hutchinson Healthcare Group, NSWNA & HSU East Branch
Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896768
AG2012/10606 Fresh Fields Aged Care (NSW) No.1 Pty. Ltd. NSWNA & HSU East
Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896769
AG2012/10607 Homewood Care Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise
Agreement 2012AE896771
AG2012/10608 Halenvy Pty Limited atf Laurieton Lakeside Unit Trust, NSWNA &
HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896772
AG2012/10613 S. Antonio da Padova Protettore Di Poggioreale Sydney Nursing AE896773
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Home Ltd NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012
AG2012/10627 Benessere Health Care Pty. Ltd. NSWNA & HSU East Branch
Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896774
AG2012/10629 Linburn Nursing Home Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch
Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896775
AG2012/10632 Meredith House Aged Care, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise
Agreement 2012AE896776
AG2012/10635 Clendon Care, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement
2012AE896777
AG2012/10636 Kingswood Court Aged Care Facility Pty.Ltd. NSWNA & HSU East
Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896778
AG2012/10642 Pennant Hills Aged Care Facility NSWNA & HSU East Branch
Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896779
AG2012/10648 Terrigal Grosvenor Lodge Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch
Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896789
AG2012/10662 Summer Hill Aged care Services-Nursing Home P/L NSWNA & HSU
East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896780
AG2012/10668 Mircourt Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement
2012AE896781
AG2012/10672 Greystanes Services Pty Ltd, Greystanes Management Pty Ltd and
Prospect Administration Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch
Enterprise Agreement 2012
AE896782
AG2012/10712 Cook Care Group NSW and related corporate entities listed in
Schedule D, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement
2012
AE896783
AG2012/10721 St. Ezekiel Moreno Limited, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise
Agreement 2012AE896784
AG2012/10731 Thompson Health Care, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise
Agreement 2012AE896785
AG2012/10735 Trutron Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement
2012AE896786
AG2012/10741 Huntingdon Nursing Home Pty Ltd trading as Huntingdon Gardens,
NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896787
AG2012/10745 Fairfield Nursing Home (Holdings) Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East
Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896788
AG2012/10758 Erma Nominees and Milgerd Nominees Pty Ltd Trading as Shangri-La AE896790
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Nursing Home NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement
2012
AG2012/10763 Sir William Hudson Memorial Centre, NSWNA & HSU East Branch
Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896791
AG2012/10767 Berala on the Park HR Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU Enterprise
Agreement 2012AE896794
AG2012/10769 Aspic Holdings Pty Ltd Aspic Holdings Pty Ltd trading as Ferndale
Gardens, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896792
AG2012/10774 Clover Lea Nursing Home (Holdings) Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East
Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE896793
AG2012/10830 Korlim Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement
2012AE897280
AG2012/10845 Pacific Heights Nursing Home, NSWNA & HSU East Branch
Enterprise Agreement 2012AE897297
AG2012/10846 Rockdale Nursing Home, NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise
Agreement 2012AE897286
AG2012/10851 Sir Joseph Banks Residential Care Facility, NSWNA & HSU East
Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE897282
AG2012/10880 Palms Aged Living Management Services Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU
East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE897283
AG2012/10933 Crown Gardens Residential Aged Care NSWNA & HSU East Branch
Enterprise Agreement 2012AE897284
AG2012/10937 Fairlea Aged Care NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise
Agreement 2012AE897298
AG2012/10970 Holy Family Services NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise
Agreement 2012AE897285
AG2012/11018 Garden View Aged Care Pty Ltd NSWNA & HSU East Branch
Enterprise Agreement 2012AE897290
AG2012/11167 Sir Thomas Mitchell Residential Care Facility, NSWNA & HSU East
Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE897303
AG2012/11199 Columbia Nursing Homes Pty Ltd, NSWNA & HSU East Branch
Enterprise Agreement 2012AE897301
AG2012/11327 Maclean Valley Nursing Home Pty Ltd trading as Mareeba Aged Care
NSWNA & HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE897631
AG2012/11329 Salmar Holdings Pty Ltd t/a Beecroft Nursing Home, NSWNA &
HSU East Branch Enterprise Agreement 2012AE897633
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AG2012/11378 Plateau View Aged Care Pty Ltd NSWNMA & HSU-NSW Branch
Enterprise Agreement 2012AE897630
AG2012/11453 Clermont Aged Care NSWNMA & HSU NSW Branch Enterprise
Agreement 2012AE897632